Tanto : Mumei(Gassan Sadayoshi)
Ordering number : 13194(Consignment sale)
Tanto in Shirasaya, with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon paper)(NBTHK Hozon Tousougu Paper for the koshirae)
Signature : Mumei(Gassan Sadayoshi)
The blade need polish.(additional polishing cost is ¥40,000.)
Blade length : 27.7 cm or 10.90 inches.
Sori : 0.3 cm or 0.11 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.49 cm or 0.98 inches.
Kasane : 0.53 cm or 0.20 inches.
Era : Late Edo period.
Shape : The blade id regular size and engraved Bo-hi on both side.
The Tanto is sakizori style.
Jitetsu : Koitame had well grained with jinie attach which looks like Muji style.
Hamon : Konie deki gunome midare and Cyoji midare moxed.
Special feature : Gassan Sadayoshi was born at Dewa Murayama Gun Kawamura province.
He went Edo and studied under the Suishinshi Masahide and after 10 years later, he went Settsu oosaka and worked there.
At 40 years of age, he adopted Gassan Sadakazu as his son.
Sadayoshi and his son Sadakazu tried to make old Gassan school's Jigane and succeeded to make Ayasugi hada and keep this technique as the top unique and secret.
His student is Gassan Sadakazu, Horii Taneyoshi, Kenryusi Sadaharu.
Making Ayasugihada jigane is very difficult but only one sword maker Enomoto Sadayoshi succeeded for making This difficult Ayasugi hada.
Anywat this sword is very similar Sueseki style but the Jigane is too tight so we can distinguish the blade is shinshito blade.
Gassan Sadayosi is big master for educate Gassan Sadakazu.
Koshirae : The Koshirae is matching Syakudo kodo-gu autumn design.
Tsuba : On the syakudo hamidasi syakudo plate, autumn flowers are engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira : On the syakudo ishimeji, autumn flowers are engraved with gold color.
Saya : Red brown color saya.
Menuki : On the syakudo plate, autumn flowers are engraved with gold color.
Kozuka : On the syakudo plain plate, autumn flowers are engraved with gold color.
Kogatana : Munei.
Kojiri : On the syakudo plain plate, autumn flowers are engraved.
NBTHK Hozon paper
NBTHK Hozon Tousougu Paper for the koshirae
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price：JPY 450,000-.(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)
